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River Flood Advisory 19, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this river flood advisory at Jun 17, 2015, 8:32 AM CDT for Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 52 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2015, 8:32 AM CDT (13:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Ottawa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Neosho River near Commerce (COMO2). The gauge peaked at 17.59 ft at Jun 19, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07185000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at Jun 17, 6:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 6:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 5:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 536 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-181045- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 536 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...WIDESPREAD FLOODING/FLASH FLOODING TODAY AND THURSDAY AND RIVER FLOODING THROUGH THE WEEKEND... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...MID MORNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...MID MORNING. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...MID MORNING. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...MID MORNING. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...EAST CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...MID AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... SIGNIFICANT AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING WILL BECOME AN INCREASING CONCERN ALONG WITH A LIMITED SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM BILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD THIS MORNING THROUGH EAST CENTRAL TEXAS. AHEAD OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS THE OUTER FEEDER BANDS MOVE INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE MAIN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND ALSO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES SHOULD BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES ACROSS LOCATIONS IN EAST CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND LOCALLY OVER 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. ALSO...A LIMITED SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IS FORECAST TO SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY TODAY INTO TONIGHT. GUSTY LOW LEVEL WINDS WITHIN THE FEEDER BANDS WILL INCREASE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WHICH COULD CREATE A LIMITED THREAT FOR TORNADOES TO DEVELOP. TORNADOES FORMED IN THIS MANNER ARE USUALLY SHORT LIVED AND OFTEN RELATIVELY WEAK...BUT ARE STILL DANGEROUS. THE GREATER POTENTIAL WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND SPREADING INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CREATE FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS TO QUICKLY BECOME A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL... HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ALONG WITH A LIMITED SEVERE POTENTIAL FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM BILL WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THURSDAY WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN LIFE THREATENING FLOODING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THE FLOODING OF MAIN STEAM RIVERS. HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS THURSDAY ARE FORECAST TO BE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND ALSO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE TROPICAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EXIT NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FRIDAY MORNING WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TAPERING OFF DURING THE DAY FRIDAY FROM WEST TO EAST. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES AND GREATER ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GROUPS SHOULD ANTICIPATE FLOODING OF AT LEAST THE MAGNITUDE THAT OCCURRED AT THE END OF MAY AND MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS ACCORDINGLY. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Pushmataha | 54 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Choctaw | 10 days |
| Jun 17, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Choctaw | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 2:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Okmulgee | 9 days |
| Jun 17, 2:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw | 112 min |
| Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Creek | 58 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Cherokee | 4 days |
| Jun 17, 2:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Muskogee | 64 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Choctaw | 103 min |
| Jun 17, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | LeFlore | 3 days |
| Jun 17, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | McIntosh | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | LeFlore | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Muskogee | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TSA | Okfuskee | 64 min |
| Jun 17, 5:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TSA | Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee | 8 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TSA | Muskogee, Okmulgee | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Creek, Okmulgee, Tulsa | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 8:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | TSA | Franklin, Johnson, Logan | 5 days |
| Jun 17, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Johnson | 64 min |
Nearby
River Flood Advisories in Oklahoma, 2015Every river flood advisory in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.